Fruit can add a fun, colorful and whimsical touch to any room in the house. Kitchens are a popular place to showcase a permanent fruit bowl or other fruit décor. Fruit decorations can work equally as fine as a still painting in a wooden frame for the living room or a close-up of a bitten apple in an art deco frame for a bathroom adornment. An orchard full of fruit decorations is available, ranging from colorful plastic pieces to those that are actually edible.

Artwork

Fruit paintings, photographs and wallpaper are easy options for fruit decorations. Depending on the image and the frame, fruit photos and paintings can grace an austere hallway, with the close-up of a cherry framed in silver, to the frivolous foyer, with an apple orchard depicted in a large, clear poster frame.

Fruit wallpaper can range from busy red apple or cherry patterns to vintage pineapples toned down in dark gold, light brown and army green. Folks can also choose from a fine array of fruit themed place mats, throw rugs, sheets and bedding, as well as fruit lampshades, lamps and tablecloths.

Figurines

Plastic, rubber and other realistic fruit figurines have been gracing homes for ages. There are many thesis about this historical fact. Some fruit figurines may try to appear as closely as possible to the real thing, featuring lifelike leaves, soft, rubber grapes and a textured outer coating on an orange.

Some of these figurines look so realistic that guests may try to eat them, or at least pinch them to see if they are real. Glass bead grapes and blown glass apples are another option. Still other fruit figurines can be adorned with silly faces or other features that ensure guests know they are not looking at the real thing.

Wood

Wooden bowls in the shape of fruit are another way to deck the home with fruity styles. Apples, a bunch of grapes, pineapples and bananas work best because of their telltale shapes, whereas an orange may simply resemble a circle.

The wooden fruit-shape bowls can do double duty by serving as an actual bowl that holds fruit, giving a healthy snack a whimsical touch. The grape and apple bowls should have a stem at the top to make what it is obvious.

Ornaments

Fruit shapes make for unique and delicious-looking holiday ornaments in a number of ways. Red and green apples, in glass or another lightweight material, can be embellished with silver or gold trim and hooked on to a Christmas tree. The holiday colors are already apparent with the red and green.

Lightweight, hollow plastic fruit pieces can also be strung together with a clear thread to make fruit garland. This works especially well with smaller fruit, such as grapes and miniature apples or oranges. The garland can be embellished further by stringing colorful beads or sequins in between the pieces of fruit.

Edibles

A bowl of fruit salad can be transformed into delightful décor for parties or a special meal. People can cut melon, pineapple and apple slabs into interesting shapes, such as stars, hearts, moons, suns and flowers. The pieces should be at least 1/2 inch thick and large enough to hold their shape. They can be arranged in a fancy glass bowl.

They may also be pierced through the bottom with a bamboo skewer and propped up in a small glass or vase at each place setting. Halved cherries and cut strawberry pieces work well as flower centers, eyes and other small embellishments secured on the main design with a toothpick.

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Beatrice Howell is the writer and editor for Phdify.com.A high qualification, experience in students newspapers, Beatrice works with dissertations, essays, articles, reviews, summaries and other students work, help in university selection and preparation to entry exams.